Consultas a dermatología en el sector público de salud en Chile en 2019 / Consultations to dermatology in the public sector of health in Chile in 2019

Introducción: Existe una amplia heterogeneidad en la distribución de médicos y especialistas en las distintas regiones de Chile. Dermatología no está exenta de esta realidad. Conocer la población consultante resulta clave para complementar la situación sanitaria que la distribución de médicos y diferencias en el acceso, reflejan a nivel nacional. Objetivo: Analizar descriptivamente las consultas a Dermatología durante el 2019 en el Sector Público de salud en Chile; según región, rango etario y consultas en operativos. Materiales y Métodos: 250.649 consultas realizadas a Dermatología reportadas por el DEIS durante el 2019. Resultados: Del total de las consultas a cualquier especialidad en el sector público de salud, las consultas a Dermatología suponen un 2.7%. De estas, la Región Metropolitana concentra el 45.2% mientras que la Región de Aysén es la que más consulta en función de su población. Se establece un promedio nacional de 14.1 consultas por cada 1000 habitantes. Las Zonas Norte y Centro consultan bajo este promedio, mientras que la Zona Sur consulta por sobre este. En cuanto al rango etario, se establecen peaks de consultas entre los 0-4 años, 15-19 y finalmente 75-79. Discusión: Dermatología presenta un porcentaje no despreciable del total de consultas a especialidad. Destaca la baja consulta en la Zona Norte, dado el antecedente de mayor prevalencia de cáncer de piel no melanoma respecto a la media nacional. Asimismo, la mayor consulta en Aysén se condice con una mayor densidad de médicos en la región, respecto a otras regiones.

Introduction: There is wide heterogeneity in the distribution of physicians in the different regions of Chile. Dermatology is no different from this reality. Studying the consulting population is key to complement the health situation that the distribution of physicians and differences in healthcare access reflect at the national level. Objective: To perform a descriptive analysis of the consultations made to Dermatology during 2019 in the Chilean Public Health Sector; according to region, age-range, and consultations in Health operatives. Materials and Methods: 250,649 consultations to Dermatology reported by the DEIS during 2019. Reslts: Of the total number of consultations to any specialty on the public sector, Dermatology accounts for 2.7%. Of these, the Metropolitan Region concentrates 45.2% of the consultations. Aysén is the region with the most consultations according to its population. There is a national average of 14.1 consultations per 1000 inhabitants. The Northern and Central regions consult below this average, while the Southern regions consult above it. Regarding age range, peaks of consultations are established between 0-4 years, 15-19 and finally 75-79. Discussion: Dermatology accounts for a non-negligible percentage of the total number of consultations to specialty. The low number of consultations in the Northern Zone is remarkable, given the history of high UV radiation in the area. Likewise, the greater number of consultations in Aysén is consistent with a greater density of physicians in the region when compared to other regions.

Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists

Abstract: The medical-dermatological demographics favors health planning and guides expansion of the specialty. We conducted an ecological study of dermatologists members of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD). We evaluated: gender, age, address; which were compared with population and human development index indicators of municipalities. We evaluated 8384 members, distributed in 527 (9.5%) municipalities throughout Brazil. The female sex represented 78.4% of the members and the median age was 43 (36-54) years. The median density of dermatologists was 0.35 (0.21-0.37) per 10,000 inhabitants. The correlation (Spearman's rho) between density of dermatologists and human development index was 0.39 (p <0.01). The Brazilian dermatologist is characterized as: female, age <50 years and presenting an heterogeneous distribution throught the country.